Skilled Migrant Workers in the U.S.,
2007

Countries with the most H-1B visa recipients

Highly skilled migrants are defined as those who have been granted
the H-1B visa, reserved for those “employed temporarily in a specialty
occupation.” Specialty occupations include those in the fields of
architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social
sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties,
accounting, law, theology, and the arts. An H-1B visa is good for 6 years;
recipients are eligible to become permanent residents and citizens of the
U.S.

Country

Number of skilled
workers

India

157,613

Canada

26,209

U.K.

25,507

Mexico

18,165

China

16,628

Japan

14,435

France

14,109

Germany

12,714

South Korea

11,479

Venezuela

10,596

Source: U.S. Dept. of
Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics.